Valley View: Outraged moms must become activists for gun safety

11:24 PM,
Apr. 27, 2013

Gina Daschbach

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Gina Daschbach

Voting for expanded background checks was the least Congress could do. Quite literally, it was the very least. Even so, this watered-down gun bill was patriotic and bi-partisan. It was smart. It was easy. It was something.

It failed.

Forty-five senators failed to do their job based on political fear and calculations about the money of special interests like the National Rifle Association, which in the last election cycle spent around $25 million on contributions and lobbying. Of the 45 senators who voted against the background check, 42 received money from the gun lobby. ...